Cesar was born to a rural landowning family on a planet holding the
local subsector's capital. The Wemyss family, as with many of their
station on that world, are 'land rich' and 'cash poor'. While the family
could assist each child in selecting a career, it would be up to Cesar and
his siblings to succeed afterwards as financial support was out of the
question. While funds were only available to send the family heir to
university, the family's influence placed the other children in subsector
navy, planetary bureaucracy, and various corporations. With the advice and
assistance of a family patron, Cesar gained a position in the subsector
duke's diplomatic service.

Cesar quickly made his mark. After succeeding
in a variety of increasingly difficult assignments, he was appointed 2nd
Secretary of a ducal mission to a troublesome and mildly xenophobic
balkanized world. There he held the 'Tendencies and Assessments' desk and
kept up contacts with a bewildering variety of individuals and groups
active on the planet. Using the information he received, gleaned, or
inferred from these contacts, Cesar was able to keep the mission's chief
appraised of the world's public moods and private thoughts. Over the
course of several years, the diplomatic mission proved partially
successful and the inhabitants' distrust towards off-worlders lessened.

The chief of mission on another world wracked by communal violence
requested Cesar be posted to his delegation. The duchy's forces on-planet
were barely keeping the situation under control and most observers felt
that civil war would soon break out. Performing much the same role as he
had done before, Cesar doggedly built up relationships with the various
local factions. His own background as the son of a rural squire helped him
gain the ear of many rural factions and his hard work and empathy did much
the same for most of their urban counterparts.

After a mild bout with a
local influenza strain, Cesar first developed Enoc-Pynchan Syndrome, a
form of continued muscular degeneration. While higher tech treatment
off-world would have been more effective, he felt that the mission's work
was at a critical stage and chose not to leave. Local treatments minimized
the effect of the syndrome and Cesar continued to slowly persevere through
a thicket of contentious issues. His decision to stay and help the locals
work out their difficulties, despite his own poor health, earned Cesar a
great deal of respect from the parties involved.

After years of patient
negotiation, breakthroughs on a number of issues began to occur. Cesar's
work schedule during this period was so heavy as to cause another health
crisis. Again, he chose to stay and work rather than leave for treatment.
When the local factions began signing the series of accords meant to ease
their strife, Cesar was at the ceremonies. At the insistence of many of
the factions involved, Cesar was promoted and charged with the
implementation of the accords that he had done so much to create. As the
mission's 1st Secretary, Cesar oversaw the first few years of the accords'
implementation.

Sadly, his health had been ruined by his efforts. On the
urging of the mission medical staff, Cesar reluctantly filed for
retirement. His request was granted with an additional bonus - he was
recalled to the duchy's capital and knighted by the hand of the duke
himself.

Sir Cesar currently acts as a free-lance arbiter. Supported by
a sword cane, his services are very much in demand. Parties as diverse as
local governments, mercantile interests, corporations, labor guilds, and
individuals. Sir Cesar is called in to find common ground in any number of
issues. He has negotiated the end of labor actions, local taxation
complaints, tariff levels, and even marriage contracts. His poor physical
condition places several limits how he can conduct his work. After setting
up an office; usually in a hotel or quarters provided him, Sir Cesar will
act like the spider at the center of a web only travelling to conduct
interviews or negotiations when absolutely necessary. He will hire as many
people as necessary to act as his eyes and ears, carefully instructing
them in their tasks, and just as carefully debriefing them afterwards.
People who perform exceptionally well in this role will find themselves
hired by Sir Cesar quite frequently. Although he maintains no 'official'
staff between jobs, Sir Cesar does keep a few individuals on retainer.